Comparison

MyDayWidget vs Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MyDayWidget

Enhance your daily schedule with customizable widgets that display your calendar and reminders. Features a unique day-color system for auspicious hues and a progress bar to visualize your day. Offers extensive customization and syncs with Apple's native apps.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets
  • Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Daily auspicious color system
  • Day Progress Bar visualization
  • Customizable widget appearance
Features
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Your calendar, reminders, and day — beautifully on every Apple device, in the auspicious color of the day. MyDayWidget is the home for your schedule across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It puts what matters today right where you can see it: on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, watch face, and Mac Notification Center. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription, no tracking, no ads. KEY FEATURES - Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy - Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets - Mac Notification Center and Desktop widgets - Day Progress Bar with calendar and reminder data - Planner — your week at a glance - Busy Day Highlights - Day-color system across every widget - Tap any widget to open your preferred app - Deep customization, dark mode supported - 9-day free trial, then one-time purchase WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO Built for the entire Apple ecosystem. Buy MyDayWidget once and it's yours on every device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Family Sharing is supported, so the people you share an Apple account with get it too. COLOR OF THE DAY Each day has its color, drawn from ancient astrological tradition — believed to bring good fortune to those who wear it. MyDayWidget brings the same idea to your devices, so a single glance tells you what day it is. Monday — Yellow Tuesday — Pink Wednesday — Green Thursday — Orange Friday — Light Blue Saturday — Purple Sunday — Red DAY PROGRESS BAR See your day move forward. The Day Progress Bar can include your calendar events and reminders, with markers for noon and working hours — useful at a glance, never in the way. PLANNER A weekly view of your days, designed to keep you moving. See where you've been, where you're headed, and how the week is shaping up. BUSY DAY HIGHLIGHTS Days with a lot going on are highlighted automatically, so you spot a packed afternoon before it surprises you. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION Choose which widget to use, what to display, and how it should look. Dark mode supported throughout. TAP TO OPEN Tap any widget to jump straight into your favorite calendar or reminder app — Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, or another app of your choice. The widget is your day at a glance; one tap takes you to the details. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN MyDayWidget reads your calendar and reminder data on your device and displays it. Nothing leaves your phone. Nothing is collected, tracked, or shared. Access permissions are required for Calendars, Reminders, and in some cases Contacts. PRICING Free to download with a 9-day full-access trial. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the app for life — across every device you own, with every future update included. Privacy Policy: https://mydaywidget.com/privacy-policy

About

Countdown

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Some days you think about for weeks. The trip you booked. The wedding. The last day of term. Countdown puts them somewhere you'll actually see them - on your watch face, your Lock Screen and your Home Screen. COUNTDOWNS ON YOUR WATCH FACE This is the part most countdown apps forget. Put Countdown on your Apple Watch face and the days remaining sit right there next to the time, all day. Lift your wrist and you know - no app to open, no phone to dig out. It fits the faces you already wear - corner slots, round dials, the wide strip across the middle, the single line under the clock. Apple Watch Ultra's big slots look especially good. There's a full watch app too, so you can flick through everything you're counting down to without touching your phone. AND ON YOUR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN Add a countdown widget in three Home Screen sizes, or slip one under the clock on your Lock Screen. Widgets keep themselves up to date, so the number is right whenever you glance at it. TEN SECONDS TO SET UP Name it, pick a date and time, done. Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year and roll over on their own, so you never type the same date twice. Switch on Count Up After Date and once the day passes the event counts the time since instead - days together, days sober, days in the new job. When the day arrives, a notification lets you know. MAKE EACH ONE LOOK LIKE THE THING IT'S FOR A ski trip shouldn't look like a dentist appointment. Dozens of icons across travel, celebrations, winter, work and life, plus eight colour gradients. Search and filter to find anything fast. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account. No sign-up. No profile. Your countdowns live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud, so they turn up on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - and never on our servers, because we don't have any. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT DOWN TO Holidays and flights • Birthdays • Weddings • Christmas • Due dates • Exams and results day • Retirement • Pay day • Concerts • Ski season • Days sober • The weekend --- WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE Countdown is free to download and use, supported by ads. The free version includes: • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups • Home Screen, Lock Screen and Today View widgets • The Apple Watch app and watch face complication • Repeating events - daily, weekly, monthly or yearly • A notification when the day arrives • Icons, colour gradients, search and filter • Private iCloud sync across your devices COUNTDOWN PRO - OPTIONAL Pro removes every ad and adds: • The multi-event widget - your next four dates in one tile • Widget backgrounds: match the event, pick a colour, graphite, or your own photo • All four watch face styles: standard, one huge number, with the date, or a list of your next events • Your own photos as event backgrounds • Categories to organise your events • Share cards for posting to social media Two ways to buy Pro: • Pro Annual - US$9.99 per year, renews until you cancel • Pro Lifetime - US$19.99 once, never renews Your local price is shown before you confirm. PREFER NOT TO PAY? WATCH AN AD INSTEAD Two Pro features - photo backgrounds and share cards - can also be unlocked for the current session by watching a short video ad. Always optional, never required. --- Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The annual subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countdown.zintly.com/privacy-policy Questions, a bug, or an idea? Email contact@zintly.com - a real person reads every message. Requires iOS 18.2 or later. Apple Watch features require watchOS 11.2 or later.

Screenshots

MyDayWidget4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MyDayWidget at none against Countdown's shown. Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyDayWidget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyDayWidget ships an update every 5 weeks, Countdown every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyDayWidget versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyDayWidgetCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoonyawat LaongthongMRCH CONSULTING PTY LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MyDayWidget

One-time2
  • Free TrialFree
  • One-Time Purchase$7.99
2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is MyDayWidget free?
MyDayWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyDayWidget or Countdown have ads?
Countdown shows ads; MyDayWidget does not.
Which is updated more often, MyDayWidget or Countdown?
MyDayWidget ships an update every 5 weeks, and Countdown every 9 days. Most recently, MyDayWidget was updated on October 27, 2026 and Countdown on October 25, 2026.

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